diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 7eb8c8f6a..df292dce6 100644
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
                 auto bashDrv = drv->requireDrvPath();
                 pathsToBuild.push_back(DerivedPath::Built {
                     .drvPath = bashDrv,
-                    .outputs = {},
+                    .outputs = {"out"},
                 });
                 pathsToCopy.insert(bashDrv);
                 shellDrv = bashDrv;